Lincoln County: EMTs rescue driver as car hangs over creek

  • Source: WABI TV 5
  • Published: 11/25/2019 12:00 AM

A car was found dangling over a Missouri creek over the weekend.The driver was on his way home when his windshield started getting foggy. He couldn’t see and slid off the road. Thanks to fire crews and a quick-thinking neighbor, that driver is still alive. “I heard a clunk and some noises,” said neighbor Bob Kinderlen. “And so, I came out and saw headlights up in the sky.” The photos snapped by the Winfield Foley Fire Protection District, a volunteer fire department, show just how close the driver was to the cold creek water Saturday night. Kinderlen called 911 as he reassured his neighbor help was on the way. "Every time he would move, the car would just rock a little bit,” Kinderlen recalled. “So, it was kind of scary at first." Assistant Fire Chief Arron Lee was first on the scene. "We've trained on these situations before. We don't get to use this training very often," Lee said. dy to get out of there. I said, ‘You can’t get out just yet,’” Lee said.



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